Color-printing device



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APPLICATION FILEDJUNEH, 1920.

1,378,435, Patented May 17`,1921. I

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@Mov/m13 d. f7. WH/fr//VG 70M iiNirEDsrATES PATENT oFF QJOHNQA. wiii'r'iiiveroiv, OF'ATLAN'TA, GEORGIA. i 'i To @ZZ whom t may concern.' i i Be it known that I',J0HN A. Wni'rrri\ie TON, a citizen of the United States,res1ding at Atlanta, in the countyV of Fulton vand State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Color-Printing Devices; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as -will enable others'skilled in 'the'art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention 'is the pro'- vision of the device intended to -be set up in type, cuts, and the like, for the purpose of placing a spot of desired color Vand design in the printedmatter and of different color from the printing, for the purpose` of attracting the attention of the readers eye 'to an advertisement or other matterfin which the spot is located.

It is the object of the invention to provide such a device which will place a spot of different color than'the printing ink used on the paper or sheet at the same time that the printing is done or the impression made, thereby eliminating the necessity for separat'evprinting operations. l

Afurther object is the'provision of such l a printing device'having a wick or equivalent means for placing the spot or figure on the'paper at the time that'the impression is made, with novel-meansV vfor mounting said wick `and supplying it with' ink.

A still further Objectis the provision in such a device of novel means for protecting the wick or similar means* from the applicationv of ink thereto from the inking lrollers ordevice of the printing press, and

to also print a circleor border around the spot or figure in the lordinary ink, thereby providing'a contrast, giving a neat and attractive appearance. Y

It is also the object to provide a device which is simple and inexpensive in construction, and which can be used and readily set up with type, cuts, and the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes 'can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing'from the spirit of the invention.

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l v The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Y .v Figure is a plan view ofthe device.`

Fig. 21s a diametrical.` section thereof showing same in contact with the inking roller.' v 4 Fig A3 .is a similar view` showing the de-V vice bearing again'stthe'platen to make the` jimpression, portionsv being shown in elevaion.

Fig. fis a view showing the vimpression that is made bythe device, including the according to the ink used in printing.

The device comprises an ink reservoir or chamber 6 ofany suitablev shape,"having` a topor cap 7, and said reservoir isless than ICE,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 1i? Application fled'J'une 11, 1920.v Serial No. 388,133.' i i central spot or ligure of different color, and `the surrounding ring or border of ay color type high, so that the top thereof will bei below the-surface of the type.;v The top`7 has an annular Ydepending flange 8 screw threaded within the reservoir and providing a detachable connection, and said top. has an aperture 9 in order to fill the reservoir` with the colored ink usedfor printing the spot or figure.

l Slidable vertically kwithin avcentral' opening 10V in the top 7 is aV shielding andprinting sleeve 11, having an outstanding annu? lar flangef 12 at its lower end to Contact with vthe top 7 and limit the upward 'movement trally within the reservoir,and has an out-V turned'- a'nnular'flange 14 at ,its lowerend seating on the bottom ofthe reservoir, and saidV ftube has its upper end projecting through the opening 10 into the .sleeve 11, so thatY said sleeve is slidable on saidV tube.

A wick 15 is disposed within the tube and` supported thereby, and said tube and wick are type high,'so that the upper end of the wick will contact .with the `paper or sheet when the impression is made. Thetube 13 has apertures. 16 in the wall thereof'below f the sleeve 11 so that the ink will flow to the v wick 15 for saturating it and raising the sleeve upwardly and normally bringing the .flange 12 against the top 7 of the reservoir 11 with suflicient force, in order that wheny the device passes under the roller, the sleeve 11 is only depressed alimited amount, and

- the tension of the lspring 17 will compress and raise the rubber or 'material ofthe roller abovevthe wick 15, thereby preventing contact,as seen in-Fig. 2. 'The sleeve 11 is thus forced into the roller, to prevent it 'from contacting withthe wick, and upper end of the tube 13. This will apply the ink from the roller to the upper end of the sleeve 11. The sleeve thus serves as a shield -or the wick, and when the device passes under the platen 21 against which they paper or 'sheet rests,'the platen being unyielding, will de# press Athe sleeve 11 so that the paper or sheet will press against the upper end of the'wick 15. Thus, when the main impression is made on the sheet, a spot or figure 23 isplaced on. the sheet by the upper end of the wick, and the ink on the sleeve 11 prints a circle or border 22 around said spot or figure. The tube 13 and wick 15 can be of various shapes to print a spot or figure of desired outline or design, and theJ sleeve v11 can also be of various forms. The border 22 will be of the color of the ink applied by the roller 20 to the type, while the spot or igure 23 can be of red orother vdistinctive color, to attractvattention to'- the advertisement or printed `matter in which the spot or figure is used. f The device can Vbe used for newspapers, 'maga` zines and other periodicals, aswell as :for job rinting. f

VI aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: f

v 1. A color printing devicevr comprising a reservoir having a top, ink applying means leading from( within .the reservoir through the tube for orcinga soft inking roller v away from said wick, and a coiled expansion spring surrounding the tube and confined between said sleeve and tube. f

et. A color printing device comprising an ink reservoir, ink applying means including a wick extending from saidreservoir, and a shield slidable in said reservoir for forcing a soft inking roller awa-yV from the wick.

5. A color printing device comprising a vreservoir vt'or ink, a tube in the reservoir, a

wick within the tube saturated by the ink in Vthe reservoir to apply the ink from one endof the wick, and a yieldable sleeveslidable onthe tube y'lior `forcing" a soft inkingY roller away 'from said end of the wick.

' 6. A color printing device comprising an vink reservoir, having an opening in the `top thereof, a't'ube seating on the bottomrof the reservoir and having apertures orthe passage of ink, a wick in said tube Vto be saturated by ink for applying the ink'from the upper end thereof, a sleeve slidable insaid opening on the tube, and an expansion spring between said tube and sleeve for yieldingly raising the sleeve to force' a soft inking roller away from the upper end of said wick. In testimony whereof have signed Vmy name to this specication in the presence of two subscribin witnesses. f v v J0 N A. 'w-HlTTlNGrTON. 'Witnessesz i Y f i C. CLARK, A

lL. O. Woon. 

